Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 227-236 , March 2007

Test for Additive Interaction in Proportional Hazards Models

  • Rongling Li, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Rongling Li, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 66 N. Pauline Street, Suite 633, Memphis, TN 38163. Tel.: 901-448-5900; fax: 901-448-7041.
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  • Lloyd Chambless, PhD

Received 6 July 2006 ,Accepted 20 October 2006.

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PII: S1047-2797(06)00264-X

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2006.10.009

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 227-236 , March 2007

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